Faustian Bargain: The First Pact

Happy Hellish Tuesday! Today marks the start of the Faustian Bargain Suggestion Submissions!

Those in the Deal with the Devil tier may now submit their one (1) story idea or suggestion, which will be put to a vote in seven (7) days, by the start of the next month! The winning idea will have an entirely new story based upon it, which those in the Sympathy for the Devil tier may vote on! The First Runner-Up will automatically be added to the Second Pact by next month's end!

Below are the clauses of the contract!

First Clause: Conciseness

"I like your funny words, Magic Man."

• The suggested story idea must be in two sentences or less.

• The suggested story idea should ideally, but not necessarily, contain a plot. To quote E.M. Forster: "The king died and then the queen died is a story. The king died, and then queen died of grief is a plot."

Second Clause: Familiarity

"Ah, shit, here we go again."

• The suggested story should ideally be from a fandom I have previously written a story in.

• If the fandom is one I have not written a story in before, it should be a fandom that is fairly popular, and/or has considerable ease of access to newcomers.

• Gacha game worlds are not allowed.

Third Clause: Revisions

"People die if they are killed."

• You are allowed to revise the idea, adding, or clarifying things, any number of times before the idea is put up to a vote. Afterwards, you are locked in.

• Revisions after the suggestion has won are not allowed.

• Similarly, if the suggestion was the First Runner-Up, revisions will not be allowed.

Fourth Clause: Acceptance

"I'm not locked in here with you. You're locked in here with me!"

• Kindly please remember this is a story suggestion.

• Once the idea is suggested and accepted and it wins, you are likened to a drunk driver on the freeway letting Jesus take the wheel.

• While he may branch the occasional drive-in at your request to grab two number nines, a number nine large and a number six with extra dip, his hand remains on the wheel, and his sandals on the pedals.

To submit your suggestion, send me a message here, on Patreon, with the format below:

Fandom/World:

Idea:

Why you'd love to see it written:

And that's all it takes! Remember, you can revise the idea as many times as you want, before it is put up to a vote on the first!

Looking forward to hearing and seeing what you all have in mind!

Enjoy your day!